Feb 10, 2016

City of Legends Series by Cheyanne Young

Maci
Knight has grown up in the shadow of legends. Her father and her
brother, Max, are Heroes, worshipped by humans and Supers alike for
their strength and valor. All she’s ever wanted is to follow in their
footsteps, to fight villains and protect humankind. But Maci has a
secret—one that could change everything.

Description:

City of Legends

Maci
Knight has grown up in the shadow of legends. Her father and her
brother, Max, are Heroes, worshipped by humans and Supers alike for
their strength and valor. All she’s ever wanted is to follow in their
footsteps, to fight villains and protect humankind. But Maci has a
secret—one that could change everything.

Maci
had a twin sister who died the same day they were born. In their world,
one twin is always good, while the other always eventually turns evil.
There’s no way to tell which twin will go rogue . . . which means no one
knows if Maci will suddenly become a villain.

The
closer she gets to her eighteenth birthday, the more she has feelings
she can’t control: Violence. Rage. Revenge. Maci wants to be a Hero. But
she may not have a choice . . .

The first in a trilogy, City of Legends introduces a new superhero mythology and an unstoppable heroine.

EXCERPT

Crimson
throws an arm over my shoulder, the scent of her cherry lip-gloss
briefly overriding the stench of fish tanks. “So, Maci Knight . . .
think you have what it takes to pass your Hero exam?”

I
know she’s not talking about the hours of training I’ve endured over
the last decade and this last week of performing skill tests for the
examiners to prove I’m ready. Crimson’s question goes deeper than that.
She’s talking about the core of being a Hero. Placing my life on the
line to save people I don’t even know. Throwing away the idea of a
normal life, all to uphold an oath of protecting those who can’t protect
themselves.

The Hero Brigade is
the most elite group on the planet. I meet her gaze and the corner of my
mouth twists into a grin. “Hell yes.”

The Valiant

After
the most vicious villain attack in centuries, Maci Knight is struggling
to put the shattered pieces of her life back together. She survived,
but barely, and her family will never be the same. The only good thing
to come out of the attack is that the Elders have granted her
probationary Hero status. Now she’s desperate to prove that she has what
it takes to shine in the field.

Maci
gets her first chance when she’s called in to stop an illegal fighting
ring where humans are battling to the death. But when she goes
toe-to-toe with the fighters, she’s shocked to discover that even she
can’t contain them. The humans are strong—supernaturally so. Maci knows
that this is the work of the villain underground and is determined to
put an end to it. But how do you fight an enemy who won’t show their
face?

In the second installment of the City of Legends trilogy, Maci Knight will find out what she’s truly made of.

EXCERPT

“Something strange is going on,” Katia says.

“It’s almost like they have power,” I say.

The two Heroes look at me like I’ve lost my mind. “They’re human, Maci,” Katia says. “They can’t have power.”

“I
know,” I say quickly, feeling the sudden need to defend my
intelligence. But something about my words rings true. Even with
dedicated strength training, humans are weak. If I hadn’t seen firsthand
what happens when a Super and human breed, I would have suspected that
these humans were some kind of half-Super. But this . . . well this, I
don’t have an explanation for. And if we don’t figure it out and put a
stop it, it could bring unsurmountable chaos into the human’s world—and
ours.

Empire Rising

Eighteen
years ago, Maci Knight’s family was destroyed when Aurora Falcon killed
her mother. Now Aurora’s partner, Felix, has kidnapped Maci’s brother.
For five long months, there’s been no sign of Max. His Codex is offline
and she can’t feel even the slightest trace of his power. Maci refuses
to give up hope, but when a new threat on King City emerges, Maci is
ordered to abandon her search.

Somehow
Felix has managed to do the unthinkable: repower all the villains that
Central has depowered over the years. Now they’ve banded together to get
revenge on the Supers who wronged them. What feels like an arduous
mission becomes an opportunity when Maci realizes that if she can stop
the villains, she can get them to lead her to Felix—and her brother.

In
the action-packed conclusion of the City of Legends trilogy, Maci vows
to save her city and bring her family back together—no matter the cost.

EXCERPT

Evan
approaches and slides his hands around my waist. A chill goes through
me at the feel of his touch and the familiar tingle of his power so
close to mine. Heroes train hard to hone and strengthen their power more
than any other Super, so it has a distinct and dominant feeling. Evan
spent a few years in Hero training, but his power isn’t like that. It
doesn’t burn like Crimson’s power when she’s in a frenzied fight, and it
doesn’t intimidate like one of the older Heroes might. It encircles my
body the same way his arms do, bringing me closer to him spiritually and
physically.

Desire
courses through my veins. I grab his shoulders and lift up on my toes.
Evan grips my waist and lifts me into the air. I close my eyes and kiss
him. His lips taste salty and perfect. My fingers slide up through his
dirty blonde hair. He deepens the kiss and I hold onto him as if I need
his lips to stay alive. I want this moment to last forever.

About the author:

Cheyanne Young is a native Texan with a fear of cold weather and a coffee addiction that probably needs an intervention.

She
loves books, sarcasm, and collecting nail polish. After nearly a decade
of working in engineering, Cheyanne now writes books for young adults
and is the author of the City of Legends Trilogy. She doesn’t miss a
cubicle one bit.

Cheyanne
lives near the beach with her daughter and husband, one spoiled rotten
puppy, and a cat that is most likely plotting to take over the world.